Building Campaigns Through Black Solidarity platforms

Mphutlane wa Bofelo Culture 2021-07-13 13:23:44

It speaks to the importance of securing and protecting the frontline. It speaks to the importance of defending what you have or what you have gained. It speaks to the significance of a vanguard. A fortress that has warring sentinels is as good as a fort without a vanguard.

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Reflections On the Constitutional Court Ruling In Zondo Commission Vs Jacob Zuma

Yamkela F Spengane Culture 2021-07-13 12:30:18

Loosely translated, the above proverb says that there are as many opinions as there are people. In the adoption of this proverb into the legal fraternity, it is said “Quot judices, to legalis sententiae”, which translates to there being as many legal opinions as there are judges.

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The Pitfalls of Broadcasting Looting

Tshiamo Malatji Culture 2021-07-13 12:06:24

Currently, the dominant narrative of the protests unfolding in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal is on the theft of items from businesses, especially large malls and shopping centres. Social media is awash of mask-clad people carrying television sets, maize meal, shoes and other consumer items—even medicines and sex toys (gasp!). No item carried by protesters (who are called looters) escapes the gaze of the reporter looking for an easy fix. The narrative has been set. The national consciousness is focused. The truth is lost in the horrors of burned buildings and raided storefronts.

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International Poetry And Music Virtual Event To Be Hosted At The Joburg Theatre

Mkhokheli Dlamini Culture 2021-07-09 15:09:07

Tracing a trail through the ages casts it plain in sight that poetry has always been an instrument to communicate messages of urgency, activism, celebration, hope and healing.

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Bassline Live Goes Virtual

Arts Reporter Culture 2021-07-02 06:21:40

"The Bassline Live night was an incredible moment for live music. I enjoyed sharing the evening with Zu. and I am sure all the music lovers in attendance enjoyed creating magic with us.”

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Jozi Satire and Comedy Fest

Culture Reporter Culture 2021-06-25 12:23:36

Speaking on the intended impact of the festival, STAND Foundation board member, Lesego van Niekerk shared; “The youth of 1976 rose up to claim their voices and their future. This weekend festival provides a platform for today's youth to share their insights, their fears and hopes using comedy and satire as their cultural weapons. We live in challenging times - comedy and humour help us to get through these times.”

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Is Kwesta da King of Afrikan or Katlehong Rap?

Sanya Osha Culture 2021-06-23 08:18:30

Kwesta, real name Senzo Vilakazi, the dude from the township of Katlehong, Gauteng, South Africa - popularly known as K1- who made good, recently dropped his fourth major album titled g.o.d. Guluva after a five-year hiatus. For the first time in his checkered career, the release is executed under his own (hopefully) label, Dope Dreams.

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She Bad Bad

Arts Reporter Culture 2021-06-23 07:46:34

She Bad Bad is a photographic exhibition for emerging Black female photographers in South Africa. The title is a celebration of their strength, courage and diversity, coined from the colloquial term “bad bitch”, She Bad Bad describes women whose photography re-imagines conceptual works of art through lived experiences. These are the “Bad bitches” of the industry.

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